Our God Sent Leader

Reverend James H. Allen

He was sent by God to become the Pastor of Lees Crossroad Missionary Baptist Church on August 24th 2008. It was with great joy that he and First Lady, Deborah became part of this ministry. Rev. James Allen was born in Canton, Mississippi and is the son of the late Mrs. Pinkie Allen and Bennie Allen, Jr. He received his early education in the public schools of Canton, Ms. He received his Bachelor of Theology Degree in Religion and Theology from New Covenant Bible Institute.Rev. Allen served a period in the United States Army and quickly progressed to the rank of Sergeant, specializing in Logistics and Manpower Utilization. Rev. Allen is a Vietnam Veteran where he served with distinction in a combat engineering unit for twelve months. In 1978, Rev. Allen joined the Fire Department in Raleigh NC. Before his retirement in 1994, he commanded an Emergency Rescue Unit as a Lieutenant for seven years before being promoted to Fire Captain. Rev. Allen set the historical mark of being the first African-American to command an all black fire company within the City of Raleigh. In 1992, Rev. Allen was a charter member of the Raleigh local chapter of the “International Association of Black Professional Firefighters. He also served as the North Carolina Representative for the International Association. Upon his retirement from the City of Raleigh Fire Service, Rev. Allen was elected to the City of Raleigh Civil Service Commission for four years where he represented the employees in disputes with the City of Raleigh. Rev. Allen has served on the Board of Directors, for several non-profit organizations and he was the visionary, founder and CEO of "Harvest of Hope Network Ministries". Rev. Allen is a mentor, teacher and preacher. He also serves as an Instructor at New Covenant Bible Institute and inspires people everywhere he goes to improve their lives by improving their relationship with God. Rev. Allen is the proud parent of four children and have four grandchildren. He is also blessed with a special goddaughter and two god-grandchildren.

Rev. Allen constantly reminds everyone:

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, and to them who are the called according to His purpose.”(Romans 8:28)